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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, A REC in Calexico is a REC in Mexicali?, on the site CRE-Expert 2 months, 1 week ago
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What if you are doing two Phase I Environmental Reports and run into the exact same environmental issue, one site in Mexicali and one site in Calexico? Would you treat these issues the […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, A REC in Calexico is a REC in Mexicali? (1 Comment), on the site CRE-Expert 2 months, 1 week ago
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What if you are doing two Phase I Environmental Reports and run into the exact same environmental issue, one site in Mexicali and one site in Calexico? Would you treat these issues the […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, SBA Environmental Policy in SOP 50 57 – Loan Liquidation, on the site CRE-Expert 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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The SBA recently updated their SOP 50 57 Loan Liquidation and the updated policy takes effect March 1, 2013. All good environmental professionals must keep up on little changes in our […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Amazon’s Warehouses Need Phase I ESAs too, on the site CRE-Expert 3 months ago
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Industrial properties are expected to be a hot sector in 2013 – in part due to the increase in eCommerce and the resulting need for warehousing facilities near transportation hubs to […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, An EP Giving Thanks, on the site CRE-Expert 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeAt Thanksgiving we, like a lot of families, we go around the table and everyone says what they are thankful for. I am blessed with a loving wife and two fine boys so I had much the be thankful […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Pre-Lease Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, on the site CRE-Expert 6 months, 1 week ago
Our Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) practice most commonly focuses on pre-loan and pre-acquisition due diligence, but pre-lease Phase I ESAs are common enough. In this blog I seek to highlight the […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Building Partner’s Green Headquarters, on the site CRE-Expert 7 months ago
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Over the last couple years, Partner purchased and did a major green retrofit of our headquarters building in Los Angeles (Torrance). We wanted to put our beliefs into practice, not only […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Building Partner’s Green Headquarters (1 Comment), on the site CRE-Expert 7 months ago
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Over the last couple years, Partner purchased and did a major green retrofit of our headquarters building in Los Angeles (Torrance). We wanted to put our beliefs into practice, not only […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, What Environmental Consultants Need to Know about Attorney Client Privilege, on the site CRE-Expert 9 months ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryClients often engage us to do Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and/or Phase II ESAs through their attorney to maintain attorney client privilege. At times, I have even advised […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Good Bye Registered Environmental Assessors (REA), on the site CRE-Expert 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryI was saddened to hear that California is discontinuing the Registered Environmental Assessors (REA) Program as of July 1, 2012. A lot of my colleagues, inside and even outside of […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Environmental Due Diligence When Inheriting Real Estate, on the site CRE-Expert 10 months, 1 week ago
What type of environmental due diligence should you do prior to taking title to real estate that is given to you? Is doing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment a bit like looking a gift horse in the […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, The basics of the New Jersey LSRP Program, on the site CRE-Expert 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) was signed into law by in 2009 and is significantly changing how New Jersey handles site remediation. The SRRA law, which created the Licensed Site Remediation […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, An EP’s Guide to Picking Up Women at the Bar (2 Comments), on the site CRE-Expert 1 year ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeI was out at a bar in Manhattan Beach the other night and heard some real estate broker shoot his mouth off on how he closed $5 million in deals last year (in Manhattan Beach that might be 4 […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, ADA Surveys in Due Diligence, on the site CRE-Expert 1 year ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryCompliance with accessibility requirements is an important part of real estate due diligence, often addressed through an ADA or Accessibility Survey. There are many parts to the issue and […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in California, on the site CRE-Expert 1 year ago
Performing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in California is a little different than other states. The golden state has lived up to its name in the world of real estate as real estate investors have […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, ASTM E50 Meetings Kickoff in April, on the site CRE-Expert 1 year, 1 month ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryI am off to Arizona for the ASTM E50 Meeting, which kicks off tomorrow. ASTM E50 has a lot planned as always and I thought a blog discussing what is going on would be helpful to the […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments – A Comprehensive Overview, on the site CRE-Expert 1 year, 2 months ago
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The Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is a report that illuminates the environmental liability associated with a real estate asset. A Phase 1 Environmental Site […] -
Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new post, Property Condition Reports, a Comprehensive Overview, on the site CRE-Expert 1 year, 2 months ago
The Property Condition Report is a due diligence tool that helps buyers and lenders of real estate to understand the condition of the asset they are buying. The most important section of the Property Condition […]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new blog post: How to Love an Environmental Professional 1 year, 4 months ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryMaybe my wife should have written this one—or maybe she would have advised young people to not…better to marry a doctor. More seriously, how do consulting firms love their environmental professionals ? When you run an environmental due diligence firm, you have to be good at it if you want to succeed. MoreFirst of…[Read more]
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Joe Derhake, PE wrote a new blog post: Putting Henry’s Law to Use 1 year, 5 months ago
Entry by JoeDerhakeEntryThis blog is a re-post. Math is the same, but I corrected a typo and I added some clarifications (see italics). What do you do when you have groundwater sampling that shows solvent contamination and you want to infer a soil gas concentration, but you don’t have soil gas testing data? This situation comes up a lot. …[Read more]
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